Alia Bhatt Explains How Playing A 'Regular' Girl In 'Dear Zindagi' Was More Challenging Than Her Role In Udta Punjab

Alia Bhatt owned 2016 like a boss and proved to the world that she is here to stay (and, conquer). Whether it was Kapoor & Sons, Udta Punjab or her latest film Dear Zindagi, when it comes to playing flawed characters on the big screen, Alia does it flawlessly.

People are giving a positive response to her messy yet believable character in Dear Zindagi. Many of us could empathise with her character. But if you think pulling off an urban 'messed' up ordinary girl is easy, you're totally wrong.

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During her latest interaction with Bombay Times, Alia Bhatt spoke about playing Koko AKA Kaira in Dear Zindagi. She revealed that even though Udta Punjab appeared to be a complex character to pull off, playing Kaira was altogether a very different experience. She said,

"The toughest part while shooting for 'Dear Zindagi' was that there were no crutches for my character (Kiara) in this one. In 'Udta Punjab', my character had a lot of crutches, like she was abducted, drug abuse, but in 'Dear Zindagi' she is a very regular girl. When you are trying to live someone's journey with no extra drama that's when it is most difficult because then you have to make the character very believable and to do that you have to really get the character. I think that was my toughest."

Actresses today love hogging the limelight and playing full-fledged characters but for Alia, the depth of her character definitely matters more than her screen-time. She said,

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"I feel it's the whole rounding up to the character. I mean what's the point if I am there in the whole film but my character is not really rounding up at the end of it then what's the point of being there for those two hours. In 'Kapoor and Sons' I was there for like 40 minutes but the part was rounded up."